PT-2018-14566 · Purevpn · Purevpn

Published 2018-10-26 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-18656

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PureVPN client versions prior to 6.1.0

Description The issue concerns the storage of login credentials in cleartext. Specifically, the username and password are stored in a file located at %PROGRAMDATA%purevpnconfiglogin.conf. This file is readable by all local users, which poses a security risk.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.1.0, update to version 6.1.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the %PROGRAMDATA%purevpnconfiglogin.conf file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-18656

Affected Products

Purevpn

References · 3

• 🔥 https://trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Credential-Leak-Flaws-in-Windows-PureVPN-Client · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18656 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18656 · Security Note